It's almost like Lightning McQueen's love of Doc Hudson is my love of Paul Newman. It's from that same place of love and respect." While Cars 3 may not be the best Pixar movie, ...

Once a legend, always a legend — that’s why it’s both jubilant and jarring to hear the voice of Paul Newman, who died in 2008 from lung cancer, once again as wizened retired racer Doc Hudson ...

The late Oscar-winning icon and a longtime auto-racing enthusiast played the character of Doc Hudson, the wise, gravelly voiced mentor to hotshot rookie racer Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), in ...

That is rather impressive company for Lightning McQueen. Doc Hudson — Cars While a serious crash cut Doc Hudson’s own racing career short, he still walked away from the Piston Cup racing ...

Cars 3 trailer: Lightning McQueen spirals out of control. ... It’s very emotional and his relationship with Doc Hudson, and his memory of Doc Hudson.” Prior to his 2008 death, ...

As Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) comes to terms with his inevitable retirement from racing, we see multiple flashbacks and references to his old mentor Doc Hudson in the film who was quietly ...

We know Lightning McQueen will eventually transcend his role as a champion racer and follow the path of the vintage Hudson Hornet race car from the original "Cars," Doc Hudson -- a character who ...

McQueen falls into a funk, painted with dull gray primer and moping around his garage. He finds renewed inspiration in his former mentor and coach, Doc Hudson, who passed away prior to the events ...

Every car needs a new paint job now and then, even Lightning McQueen. In the final act of Cars 3, Lightning realizes “he’s experiencing what Doc experienced when he became Lightning McQueen ...

Paul Newman fans are in for a real treat: His beloved character Doc Hudson plays an integral role in the new chapter of Pixar's animated Cars franchise.